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Center-cupola Cabooses for Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Cleveland Model & Supply

Manufacturer ID:

RC-1

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1937

Product Type:

wood & cardboard kit

Finish:

painted & lettered


(image copyright © Cleveland Model & Supply)

 (image copyright © Cleveland Model & Supply)
Jace Kahn provided this scan of the kit's instructions.

 (image copyright © Jace Kahn; used by permission)
The complete kit.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Kaslo Shops

Manufacturer ID:

SK-05

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5c

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

477829

Product Type:

resin kit

Finish:

unpainted

Magazine Article:

S Scale Resource, Apr 2019, pg 38 (installing battery-powered lights)

Online Article:

Peter Vanvliet's Construction Steps and Photos

Notes:

The kit does not come with couplers or trucks.


 (image copyright © Peter Vanvliet; used by permission)
Peter Vanvliet's model has the Walthers HO-scale Proto Max couplers installed, and the American Models caboose trucks. Built as per the kit. Follow the Online Article link to see how it was built.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-47978

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes!

Online Article:

Lionel Support Page

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48705

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1989

Road Number(s):

48705

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes!

Online Article:

Shows a Photo

Notes:

Holt painted the handrails yellow.


(image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48734

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Year/Era:

1942

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5b

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2008

Road Number(s):

477810

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes!

Online Article:

Shows a Photo


(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Overland Models

Manufacturer ID:

1607

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Year/Era:

1941

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5b

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Online Article:

visit site

Notes:

Model with PRR antenna.


(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Overland Models

Manufacturer ID:

1608

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5c

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Online Article:

visit site

Notes:

Model with PRR antenna.


(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Overland Models

Manufacturer ID:

1609

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5c

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Online Article:

visit site

Notes:

Model without PRR antenna.


(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Overland Models

Manufacturer ID:

1610

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

wood-sided

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N5a

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Notes:

Model without PRR antenna. The model was labeled as a PRR class N5a, but it is a closer match to a PRR N5 than an N5a.


(image copyright © Tom Henderson; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Pennsy Mainline Models

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

wood-sided

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N6b

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Supplemental:

Kit Instructions (courtesy of Mick Hinkle)

Notes:

Mick describes the kit as being very similar to Quality Craft's O-scale version of this car, except for the O-scale car has four castings for the cupola, whereas the Pennsy Mainline Models' S-scale version used scribed siding which the modeler had to cut to create the window openings. Since no S-scale version of the PRR trucks exists, Mick used a pair of American Models trucks on his model.


(image copyright © Mick Hinkle; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-C3

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

wood-sided

Year/Era:

1914

Length:

31'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N6b

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

scale

Online Article:

visit site


(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-C5

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N8

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

scale

Notes:

This model comes with the PRR antenna.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-C6

Prototype Info

Style:

center-cupola

Body:

steel

Year/Era:

1951

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

N8

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Road Number(s):

478081

Qty Made:

90 with PRR antenna, 10 without

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & unpainted

Wheels:

scale

Online Article:

Bill Lane's Photos

Online Article:

Bill Lane's Conrail Model Story

Notes:

A small number of these models were available factory-painted and lettered with either freight-car brown or tuscan red. The majority were sold unpainted. As a prototype side note, the cars without the rooftwalk should have only been painted and decorated for the Penn Central or Conrail, not the PRR.


 (image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)
Bill Lane states that his model required many hours to super-detail.

 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter took this photo of Jack Sudimak's model, which shows the PRR-specific trainphone antenna and the gray-painted cupola.

(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

(image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)

 (image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)
Bill stripped one of the PRR-painted models and repainted it for the correct paint scheme for Conrail.
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